The Last King of Scotland

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.

Grosses

Domestic (36.2%)
$17,606,684
Summary Details
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$142,899
4 theaters
Budget$6,000,000
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 3 min
GenresBiography Drama History Thriller
In Release461 days/65 weeks
Widest Release540 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Sep 29-Oct 137$142,899-4-$35,724$172,0361
Oct 6-825$292,730+104.9%30+26$9,757$533,7372
Oct 6-9
Indig. Peoples' Day wknd
23$338,647-30-$11,288$579,654-
Oct 13-1519$611,129+108.8%104+74$5,876$1,270,7113
Oct 20-2221$431,610-29.4%113+9$3,819$1,924,7744
Oct 27-2925$337,618-21.8%95-18$3,553$2,419,9355
Nov 3-528$268,855-20.4%77-18$3,491$2,809,9196
Nov 10-1229$188,054-30.1%56-21$3,358$3,091,3737
Nov 17-1939$99,505-47.1%37-19$2,689$3,258,9258
Nov 22-26
Thanksgiving 5-Day
37$87,625-22-$3,982$3,368,128-
Nov 23-26
Thanksgiving 4-Day
36$77,916-22-$3,541$3,368,128-
Nov 24-26
Thanksgiving 3-Day
46$70,092-29.6%17-20$4,123$3,368,1289
Dec 1-3
Post-Thanksgiving
44$48,869-30.3%17-$2,874$3,439,44110
Dec 8-1049$29,219-40.2%13-4$2,247$3,487,93011
Dec 15-1749$33,206+13.6%15+2$2,213$3,535,25112
Dec 22-2448$16,567-50.1%9-6$1,840$3,570,17013
Dec 22-25
Christmas long wknd
52$21,256-9-$2,361$3,574,859-
Dec 29-3152$25,743+55.4%8-1$3,217$3,619,60014
Dec 29-Jan 1, 2007
New Year's long wknd
53$34,437-8-$4,304$3,628,294-
Jan 5-753$26,461+2.8%8-$3,307$3,668,99015
Jan 12-1455$16,926-36%4-4$4,231$3,702,35716
Jan 12-15
MLK wknd
56$21,278-4-$5,319$3,706,709-
Jan 19-2117$1,609,920+9,411.5%495+491$3,252$5,326,97917
Jan 26-2819$1,674,900+4%501+6$3,343$7,739,23518
Feb 2-417$1,268,117-24.3%528+27$2,401$9,624,11519
Feb 9-1118$1,340,740+5.7%540+12$2,482$11,449,37020
Feb 16-1817$884,895-34%384-156$2,304$12,756,24921
Feb 16-19
Presidents' Day wknd
17$1,088,024-384-$2,833$12,959,378-
Feb 23-2519$783,758-11.4%334-50$2,346$14,009,27322
Mar 2-417$961,122+22.6%517+183$1,859$15,295,80423
Mar 9-1120$656,921-31.7%490-27$1,340$16,262,83024
Mar 16-1823$359,725-45.2%330-160$1,090$16,862,17325
Mar 23-2530$152,661-57.6%136-194$1,122$17,170,86526
Mar 30-Apr 134$98,686-35.4%89-47$1,108$17,332,50327
Apr 6-844$70,835-28.2%69-20$1,026$17,449,41028
Apr 6-9
Easter wknd
36$78,153-69-$1,132$17,456,728-
Apr 13-1558$38,634-45.5%43-26$898$17,514,90529
Apr 20-2260$23,770-38.5%33-10$720$17,553,71330
Apr 27-2971$12,694-46.6%21-12$604$17,578,01331
May 4-674$9,966-21.5%10-11$996$17,594,78332
May 11-13105$1,975-80.2%6-4$329$17,601,76033
May 18-20103$1,798-9%4-2$449$17,605,86134